India labour market remodels itself bit by bit as agri slowly cedes ground, workforce moves onIndia's labour market is undergoing a structural transformation driven by the country's broader economic transition, a report by SBI Resear...
10 May, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
Substantial regional disparities in labour market conditions across India: SBI Research ReportIndia’s labour force is undergoing structural transformation with the share of agriculture in the workforce witnessing a modest 23% decline...
08 May, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
Gram panchayats boost own earnings, fund schools, flood control and digital accessIndian villages are achieving financial independence. Gram panchayats are boosting tax collections and using their own funds for schools, f...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.34 AM IST
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump's Cabinet after abuse of power allegationsChavez-DeRemer is the third Trump Cabinet member to leave her post after Trump fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.29 AM IST
India’s unemployment rate dips to 5.2% in Q2FY26 as rural jobs rise; youth joblessness edges upThe figures, based on the current weekly status (CWS), cover individuals aged 15 and above who were unemployed but actively seeking work du...
11 Nov, 2025, 12.08 AM IST
Girl power in action: Singareni Collieries to allocate 2 mines for women staff to operateSingareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) is set to dedicate two coal mines, one opencast and one underground, exclusively for women employee...
15 Dec, 2024, 09.13 PM IST
Net new women EPFO subscribers addition rises to 28.69 lakh in FY23The EPFO saw a significant rise in new women subscribers, recording 28.7 lakh additions in FY23 compared to 15.9 lakh in 2019-20, indicatin...
14 Dec, 2023, 03.38 PM IST
Participation of female workforce in India’s labour market sees year-on-year growthData from the periodic labour force survey by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation shows PLFS for women aged 15 years an...
02 Aug, 2021, 10.53 PM IST
Govt has taken number of steps to increase women participation in labour force: Labour ministerAs per the results of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted during 2017-18 and 2018-19 by National Statistical Office (NSO), minist...
21 Sep, 2020, 02.47 PM IST
Blast the past: Tata Steel hires women in minesTata Steel has recruited 10 female officers for mining, mechanical, mineral processing at Noamundi mines.
02 Sep, 2019, 09.33 PM IST
Maternity leave: Employers may get financial supportGovt may bear cost of 7 weeks of the extended 14-week leave period for female staff in Rs 15,000 pay bracket.
15 Nov, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
Coal India hopes to replace 20,000 female workers, with their sons through VRSThe scheme would be open until May 15 and all unskilled woman employees with at least 10 yrs of experience in CIL, and aged less than 58, w...
25 Dec, 2015, 08.49 PM IST
Coal India relaxes norms for Voluntary Retirement Scheme for womenIt will allow the sons to be posted at locations nearest to their homes instead of being employed at CIL's exploration and consultancy arm.
18 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Coal India may stop hiring women under compassionate groundsCoal India, may stop employing women under compassionate grounds as they cannot be deployed for mining purposes.
01 Apr, 2014, 09.20 AM IST
Coal India's 'voluntary retirement scheme' for women becomes a reality but miniscule number will benefitA recently announced voluntary retirement scheme by the CIL management was, in fact, the result of an effort which took at least 8-9 years ...
29 Mar, 2014, 10.42 AM IST
CIL offers VRS for non-technical women workersAlmost all of CIL’s 26,000 female employees have been appointed on compassionate ground and are employed on non-technical work.
19 Mar, 2014, 05.28 AM IST
Unemployment lowest in Gujarat, highest in Goa: SurveyIndia's official unemployment rate was 3.8% for the last year and higher for urban than rural areas according to statistics released by the...
11 Jul, 2012, 02.21 PM IST